Sarah Palin Was Big Into College Hopping

Sarah Palin Was Big Into College Hopping

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin seems to have switched colleges at least six times in six years, including two stints at the University of Idaho before graduating from there in 1987.

Federal privacy laws prohibit the schools from disclosing her grades, and none of the schools contacted by The Associated Press could say why she transferred. There was no indication any were contacted as part of the background investigation of Palin by presidential candidate John McCain’s campaign. [ABC News]

27 Penny Pinching Tips For College

It’s no big secret that college life can be really expensive. There’s tuition and books and all kinds of extras that just seem to keep piling up. If you’re lucky enough to have mommy and daddy foot the bill for anything and everything you might need, that’s great. For the rest of us, though, who are struggling to get from one semester to the next with our sanity and the $5 left in our pocket, a little sympathy would be nice. So would something besides Ramen Noodles.

If you want to enjoy college and not be completely broke here are 27 different tips, just to get you started. [Promotional Codes]

How To Survive Your First College Roommate

If the separation anxiety isn’t enough, teens headed to university have to face a scary fact: They’ve got no choice in a first-year college roommate. But that doesn’t have to spell dorm doom, according to a study from University of Michigan researchers.

Psychologists Jennifer Crocker and Amy Canevello of the Institute for Social Research report in September’s Journal of Personality and Social Psychology that certain strategies can help young people make the most of any roommate. [USA Today]